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[[Image:Birmingham Journal.jpg|thumb|right|231x316px]]English newspapers began in 1620. At first content was limited to foreign news. A tax on each printed sheet of paper limited the number of pages and the amount of information now useful to family historians. The first successful newspaper was the [[The London Gazette|London Gazette]], a biweekly government list of bankruptcies, naturalizations, official acts, and public notices. It began in 1665/6 and still continues today. <br> In 1690 the first local newspaper began in Worcester. The content was still very limited because of taxes, but useful items published from 1690 to 1800 include the following: | [[Image:Birmingham Journal.jpg|thumb|right|231x316px]]English newspapers began in 1620. At first content was limited to foreign news. A tax on each printed sheet of paper limited the number of pages and the amount of information now useful to family historians. The first successful newspaper was the [[The London Gazette|London Gazette]], a biweekly government list of bankruptcies, naturalizations, official acts, and public notices. It began in 1665/6 and still continues today. <br> In 1690 the first local newspaper began in Worcester. The content was still very limited because of taxes, but useful items published from 1690 to 1800 include the following: | ||
*Ads with physical descriptions of runaway apprentices, giving the apprentices’ names, addresses, occupations and the names of their fathers and masters | *Ads with physical descriptions of runaway apprentices, giving the apprentices’ names, addresses, occupations and the names of their fathers and masters. | ||
*Ads to locate runaway or kidnapped children, military deserters (with physical description, previous occupation, age, and place of birth), and missing heirs or family members. | *Ads to locate runaway or kidnapped children, military deserters (with physical description, previous occupation, age, and place of birth), and missing heirs or family members. | ||
*Marriage, engagement, and death notices (since 1730) [But do bear in mind only a very small percentage of Marriages and Deaths were reported due to the limited physical size of the newspaper] | *Marriage, engagement, and death notices (since 1730) [But do bear in mind only a very small percentage of Marriages and Deaths were reported due to the limited physical size of the newspaper]. | ||
Local newspapers did not flourish until the paper tax was lowered in 1836. When the tax was abolished in 1855 hundreds of newspapers started. The [http://newspapers.bl.uk/blcs/dispBasicSearch.do?prodId=BLCS&userGroupName=blcsuser British Library in London] has made many county newspapers available online with an every name index. The history is recorded as it happened. You may think that only more prominent people would be mentioned in the newspapers. <br> | Local newspapers did not flourish until the paper tax was lowered in 1836. When the tax was abolished in 1855 hundreds of newspapers started. The [http://newspapers.bl.uk/blcs/dispBasicSearch.do?prodId=BLCS&userGroupName=blcsuser British Library in London] has made many county newspapers available online with an every name index. The history is recorded as it happened. You may think that only more prominent people would be mentioned in the newspapers. <br> | ||
*Mention of births, deaths, and marriages was for the more prominent people in the area. Obituaries for those that lived near 100 years old. | *Mention of births, deaths, and marriages was for the more prominent people in the area. Obituaries for those that lived near 100 years old. | ||
*Court cases that | *Court cases that mention witnesses and detailed account of the event. | ||
*Quarter Session reports on those that broke the law or were disorderly. | *Quarter Session reports on those that broke the law or were disorderly. | ||
*Quarter Session reports for business licenses, gun licenses, etc. | *Quarter Session reports for business licenses, gun licenses, etc. | ||
*Sporting Events with names of those participating. | *Sporting Events with names of those participating. | ||
*Coroner inquests; sudden death was a reason for an inquest, their more common than one might think; many go into detail about what led up to the death. Accidents recorded in detail. | *Coroner inquests; sudden death was a reason for an inquest, their more common than one might think; many go into detail about what led up to the death. Accidents recorded in detail. | ||
*Special events in a parish or area of a county. | *Special events in a parish or area of a county. | ||
*National News and World News. | *National News and World News. | ||
*Accounts of battles during war time. | *Accounts of battles during war time. | ||